Samuel Pepys : the unequalled self
Tomalin, Claire, 1933-2003
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A full-scale biography of naval administrator Samuel Pepys, who was well-known for being the friend of the famous and powerful. This text, which draws on Pepys' own personal diary, covers his childhood and young adulthood. It goes beyond the source material to explore the inner man.
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Samuel Pepys : the unequalled self / Claire Tomalin.
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London : Penguin, 2003.
Collation:
xxxix, 499 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Viking, 2002.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 461-469.
Awards:
Whitbread Book of the Year 2002
ISBN:
01402823439780140282344
Language:
English
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